PraxisFitness

My sister Mingo has been flirting off and on with fitness for a long time, buying into lots of fitness tools (and yes, ok, some gimmicks as well).  Her job is very busy and stressful, and she has a husband and several “furry children” to take care of, plus she regularly volunteers at charity events.  Basically. she’s in the same situation many American women are in, struggling to fit in taking herself on a daily basis - every one else is first.

A couple of months ago, she bit the bullet, so to speak, and joined a training group for 5K running.  The runners, walkers, beginners and competitors are split into abilty/goal groups.  Some folks are brand new, just trying to walk to a finish, others want to run some or all of the 5K, others are going for medals. In any case, they are out there 2 to 3 times a week, rain or shine, in nice weather and in freezing.

Mingo has made it to most of the runs, but the last week she missed the entire week because she was sick.  The “mid-term” 5K was this past weekend, and she was very concerned about finishing.  The runs were mostly walk-run combos, and they had progressed to a longer run interval than walking, and just hit the 3 mile distance, while Mingo was sick, so she’d not even completed the distance before.

I think the week off was good for her - she not only finished the 5K, she RAN THE ENTIRE THING.  Still being a bit in the coughing-fit stage, she really had to moderate her pace to keep going - and amazingly, she found she could actually keep going. Big shout out of CONGRATS and a HUG to my sis - GO YOU!!!!